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A large group of demonstrators gather in Venezuela
Q+A
Venezuela election fallout will worsen refugee crisis, Hopkins expert says
Published Sept 5, 2024
David Smolansky, dissident in residence at the SNF Agora Institute, discusses his home country's consequential election and the impact of Nicolas Maduro's oppressive rule
Kathryn Prather, age 18, stands in a 3D sign that reads
Election 2024
'Young people should be involved'
Published Sept 3, 2024
First-year engineering student Kathryn Prather, 18, was one of the youngest delegates at this year's Democratic National Convention in Chicago
CTY students walk across the Homewood campus
K-12 Education
Deep dives into favorite topics this summer at CTY
Published Sept 3, 2024
The Center for Talented Youth held summer programs on 10 campuses across the U.S., hosting more than 4,500 academically advanced students
Surreal image of office cubicles with a person working late
Work-life balance
Johns Hopkins research finds national decline in workplace well-being
Published Aug 29, 2024
Companies that backed off on supportive climates after pandemic saw dips in worker experience
Peter Pomerantsev and Anne Applebaum
Politics+Policy
Hopkins experts anchor new podcast on autocracy in the U.S.
Published Aug 19, 2024
Series features Anne Applebaum and Peter Pomerantsev, both senior fellows at the university's SNF Agora Institute
Gilman Hall reflection and university seal
University news
JHU articulates restrained approach to issuing public statements
Published Aug 15, 2024
University leaders clarify standard for official statements, limited to issues that pertain directly to the 'interest or function' of the institution
Ukrainian protester
Books
Dictators united: How authoritarian states work together to thwart democracy
Published Aug 12, 2024
In 'Autocracy, Inc.', Pulitzer Prize–winning author Anne Applebaum writes that dictators do not need to have the same backgrounds to accomplish the shared goal of undermining liberal democracy
Vector of USA Map Made of Stickman Figure with Patriotic Colors
Election 2024
Poll: Republicans who believe Trump won in 2020 expect November chaos
Published Aug 7, 2024
SNF Agora Institute publishes first of four polls designed to better understand growing divide between Republicans who do not accept 2020 election results and those who do
Four panelists
Johns Hopkins hosts leaders of Smithsonian, Library of Congress, National Archives
Published Aug 2, 2024
University hosts pioneering panel discussion on how our cultural institutions help safeguard democracy
A sheet of stickers given to American citizens upon voting on election day
Voices
Could the Democrats choose a new presidential candidate?
Published July 16, 2024
In a 'New York Times' essay, Johns Hopkins political scientist Daniel Schlozman explains how the Democratic Party's charter allows for changing candidates